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Comment: May be notable, but perhaps only in the Meath Chronicle (six of the nine references are routine local reporting). Interviews are not reliable independent secondary sources (see WP:IV). Does not currently satisfy the WP:CREATIVE criteria. Paul W (talk) 13:35, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Eamonn Norris is an Irish film and television director from Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Norris has written and directed several short films that have featured at festivals around the world. He won ‘The 50 Hour Film’ competition at the Kerry International Film Festival in 2014 for the short film The Deadline. In 2015 he won ‘The Audience Award’ at the Oddalenia short film festival for his film The Countryman.[1]
Eamonn Norris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Education | University College, Dublin, MA in Irish History |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2013-Present |
| Known for | Emmerdale Farm
Fair City Making It |
Early life and education
[edit]Norris was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He attended St Patrick's Classical School, where he played the Duke of Albany in the school's production of King Lear. He worked in the Diamond Cinema in Navan and studied history at University College Dublin. In 2003 he returned to college to do his MA in Irish history, with an eagerness in going on to study law.[2]
Career
[edit]Norris started in the film and television industry by chance. In his early 20s, working as a doorman on Park Avenue in New York on his J1 Visa, he saw some filmmaking going on in the street. He saw a woman with a walkie talkie and asked her if they were filming. The woman was Andrea O’Connor, a second assistant director who had come from Dundalk. She got him a part as an extra in Sex and the City and the two began a working relationship. He began drifting more into the TV and entertainment world, initially working as a volunteer on the local Navan TV station Province 5, reporting and working behind the camera.[2] Norris worked as TV director/producer on the popular TV music show Opry Le Daniel (TG4).[3] In 2015 he worked as second unit director on the horror feature film Brackenmore.
In 2014, Norris won the ’50 Hour Film shoot’ at the Kerry International Film Festival with his film The Deadline. Norris shared the award with his fellow team members John McCarthy, Fred O’Connor and David Pembroke.[4]
In 2016, Norris released his original feature film Making It, produced by the National Digital Skills Centre at the Kerry ETB Training Centre, Tralee. The film tells the story of a Mike McMahon, who sets out to make his own action movie without a clue of how to do it. His efforts quickly land him in hot water with both sides of the law and the whole thing is a massive disaster with shootouts, car chases and plenty of local Kerry characters. The movie starred Seamus Hughes who appeared as one of the main cast in the IFTA winning An Klondike for TG4.[5] The film also stars Moya Farrelly.[6] The film was screened at the 27th Galway Film Fleadh and was honoured with a special screening in America at the New Jersey Irish Film Festival.[7]
Norris directed the teen comedy drama, Saol Ella, which premiered on 20 April 2023. The six-episode series, commissioned and funded by TG4 along with Coimisiún na Meán Sound and Vision Fund and S481 Tax Incentive, was developed through a scheme funded by TG4 WRAP fund and Fis Èireann/Screen Ireland.[8]
In 2025, Norris directed eight episodes of the BAFTA-nominated soap opera, Emmerdale Farm, set around a tight-knit Yorkshire community. Between 2015-2024, Eamonn Directed 53 episodes of the Irish Language Soap Opera Ros na Rún. [9] He also directed for the RTÉ soap opera Fair City. Norris said he was “really excited to get the opportunity to head to Carrigstown and work with such a talented crew and cast,” including executive producer Brigie de Courcy and series producer Nigel Power.[10] In 2026, Eamonn was brought on as director of the new TG4 Series, Ar Ais Arìs. [11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Timeless | Director-Writer-Producer | Short |
| 2013 | The Countrymen | Director-Writer-Producer | Short |
| 2014 | The Deadline | Director-Writer-Producer | Short |
| 2015 | Ticket to Somewhere | Co-Producer | Short |
| 2016 | Making it | Director-Writer-Producer | Feature |
| 2017 | Lost and Found | Co-Producer | Feature |
| 2018 | Stairwell | Director-Writer-Producer | Short |
| 2018 | The Comeback | Writer-Executive Producer | Feature |
| 2021-2022 | Fair City | Director | TV Series |
| 2023 | Saol Ella | Director | TV Series |
| 2015-2024 | Ros na Rún | Director | TV Series |
| 2024-2025 | Siar Linn | Director | TV Series |
| 2025 | Club Airéine | Director | TV Series |
| 2025 | Emmerdale Farm | Director | TV Series |
| __ | Ar Ais Arìs | Director | TV Series |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Eamonn Norris - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland". sdgi.ie. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- 1 2 Donohoe, John (3 May 2017). "The INSPIRE INTERVIEW: Navan filmmaker Eamonn Norris". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Donohoe, John (27 January 2021). "Navan takeover of Carrigstown with local director and writer on Fair City". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Donohoe, John (15 October 2014). "Kerry film festival win for norris". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Murphy, Niall (2017-07-03). "#Interview: Scannain talks Making It with Eamonn Norris ahead of 29th Galway Film Fleadh". Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "Moya farrelly stars in eamonn norris comedy movie". Meath Chronicle. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "Wednesday's #IrishFilm Highlights at the 2017 Galway Film Fleadh | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Donohoe, John (17 April 2023). "Navan director's TG4 teen drama begins this week". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Rich. "8 Questions with ... director Eamonn Norris". Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ Alder, Holly (24 July 2025). "Award-winning Meath director invited back to film more episodes of Emmerdale". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Lyons, Ado (2026-04-20). "Galway Teens sought for ambitious new TG4 Youth Drama". This is Galway. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
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